Rajasthan High Court lawyers to abstain from work till September 6 in Jodhpur
Lawyers at the Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur have initiated a work boycott until September 6, demanding the removal of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma. The protest follows allegations of administrative misconduct and misuse of power raised by a Supreme Court judge.
Why it matters
The internal conflict within the Indian judiciary highlights significant tensions regarding judicial independence and administrative accountability.
Lawyers’ associations at the Rajasthan High Court’s principal seat in Jodhpur on Monday (August 31, 2026) decided to abstain from work till September 6, with the demand that Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma be relieved of his judicial and administrative responsibilities.
The move came after letters by a Supreme Court judge to the Chief Justice of India became public.
A section of lawyers at the High Court’s Bench in Jaipur sat in protest outside Justice Sharma’s court and raised slogans amid concerns raised in the letters of Justice Sandeep Mehta over the alleged “misuse of powers”. As several lawyers could not enter the courtroom during the agitation, police were called in to disperse the protesting lawyers.
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